Clownfish

Description

This photo displays a clownfish amid a sea anemone. Clownfish are among the most recognizable of all reef-dwellers, often bright orange with distinctive white stripes. There are thirty-some species, with anywhere from none to three stripes, on the head, trunk and tail; their common ancestor had all three. The mucus on a clownfish's scales protects it from the anemone's stings, and in return it chases away predators that would feed on the anemone and keeps it clean.